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Wildcatz, Mariners play to scoreless draw on soccer pitch | Local Roundup Dec 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High and host Aptos played to a scoreless tie in nonleague boys soccer action on Wednesday night.

MVC girls soccer team shuts out Harbor in tight match | Local Roundup Dec 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior midfielder Mathea Marcucci scored in the 60th and 78 minutes, and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team shut out host Harbor 2-0 in nonleague action Tuesday.

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Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Freshman hoopster Isabella Alvarez, Wildcatz continue hot start | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Isabella Alvarez turned in another stellar outing, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team trounced host North Salinas 57-17 on Friday to extend their hot start.

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Kevin Knox, Yuri Collins earn double-doubles in SC Warriors’ loss in Stockton | Local Roundup Dec 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.

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Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.

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Cabrillo men’s basketball team beats Gary Payton’s Alameda squad in Saltwater Classic opener | Local Roundup Dec 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Max Parmigiani scored 14 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past Alameda for an 84-72 win in the first round of the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Friday.

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Javan Johnson scores 22 in SC Warriors’ OT loss to Valley Suns | Local Roundup Dec 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Javan Johnson made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 121-118 loss in overtime to the Valley Suns in their NBA G League game at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday night.

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Aptos boys basketball team suffers narrow loss to unbeaten Palma | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Isaiah Ackerman scored 29 points for Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners surrendered their lead in the fourth quarter and fell 63-62 to unbeaten Palma on Wednesday.

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Cabrillo women’s basketball motors past Modesto, pushes win streak to six | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz Warriors pull to .500 with win over South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup Nov 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 18 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 89-76 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young wins D-IV race at CIF State Cross Country Championships Nov 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made his statement by winning the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.

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MVC boys, Aptos girls win Mission 831 basketball titles | Local Roundup Nov 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and beat visiting San Lorenzo Valley 65-57 in the Mission 831 Tournament championship in Watsonville on Tuesday.

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Robert Gomez opens with school-record nine 3s in Sharks’ basketball rout | Local Roundup Nov 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Robert Gomez made a school-record nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team routed Anzar 92-23 in the teams’ season opener Monday.

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Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Stockton Kings in NBA G League action | Local Roundup Nov 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kevin Knox II had 25 points and six rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the host Stockton Kings 108-98 in the teams’ NBA G League game Wednesday night.

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SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup Nov 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

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Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.

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UCSC women’s soccer pulls massive upset, qualifies for NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team scored twice in the first half and held on to stun No. 2 nationally ranked Christopher Newport 2-0 to claim its first Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament championship at Lower East Field in Santa Cruz on Sunday.

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Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup Nov 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.

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Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup Nov 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.

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Soquel earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo Nov 02, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s water polo program earned a sweep at the SCCAL Tournament finals on Saturday, with the Knights’ boys knocking off favored Santa Cruz, and the girls pulling away from host Aptos.

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Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup Oct 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.

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No. 4 Santa Cruz, No. 3 Scotts Valley advance to SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup Oct 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Natalie Monroe had a stellar outing, and the No. 4 seed Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat No. 5 Aptos 25-14, 27-25, 22-25, 25-20 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Monday.

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Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.

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